Lovely Runner

The Similarity is that, Both the drama is about a second chance of life. Not only that both included being an idol having a second chance. Thank you

Both dramas revolve around the main character's ability to travel back in time to alter past events, specifically to prevent the death of a significant other.While "Lovely Runner" leans more towards a romantic comedy, "Blue Birthday" has a darker, more suspenseful tone.

While "Lovely Runner" leans more towards a romantic comedy, "Blue Birthday" has a darker, more suspenseful tone too.

gives literally the same vibes and there is also music involved love the soundtrack cant get it out of my head theres only 1 ep out rn but its so good trust me u will prob love it

- Male leads are simps.
- Cute male and female leads.
- Both male leads are losers trapped in hot bodies.
- Male leads become obessed with the female leads.
- Willing to give up their (dream) job for the female lead.
- Both have a best friend that are super loyal towards the male lead.

Both FLs time travel into the past and their school days in order to save the ML who appears to have committed suicide.

A male lead who can't confess to his first love. He travels back in time and returns to his high school years. This time he tries to help the girl he loves to confess to her past self..................................................

Both FLs time travel back to their school days.
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ML likes FL first (this one actively chases after her tho) but both really REALLY like her.
Suburban/Small town setting
Same quirky humor
Serial killer after the female lead
Both these shows add some aspects of a thriller in the drama which juxtaposes the bright romantic tone the show presents itself as.
(Both shows are able to still stay light throughout it tho)

Both dramas are about one of the leads suddenly dying and the other time traveling back to their school days in an effort to save their life.

Both dramas include travelling to the past to change the future with back and forth travel and unravelling more details as you go along.

Both also travel back to the high school days.

However, Lovely Runner features on the FL travelling through time, while A Chan features both ML and FL travelling back and forth -and- with a soul swap to boot!

Both dramas are about one of the leads suddenly dying and the other time traveling back to the past in an effort to save their life.

- FL thought she fell first, but it’s the ML who liked her first!
- Good chemistry between the leads

Both FLs time travel to their school days in an effort to save someone.
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Both dramas are about one of the leads suddenly dying and the other attempting through time travel to save their life.

Both FLs time travel into the past to save the ML who has died in the present. It's then revealed that the ML was secretly in love with her a long time before she believes they first met.